Welcome Feidhlim! - Perhaps you have some miracle genius ideas for this slow witted Northwestern-er...
What is the best way to reconfigure an existing septic system?
Our septic is in a totally lousy location (came that way) and could probably be 'okay' if we could,
for example, just direct the vast majority of waste
water to an alternate system...
Never mind that 'gray water systems are outside of the allowable in our State code - we will just
have to deal with that as we go...
The biggest issue I see facing us is that we are super wet in winter and super dry in summer. Freezing is not a big issue,
a few cold
enough days now and then - but how to store excess water in winter for use in summer is the real challenge.
Otherwise we're just adding to the constant downward flow across the property in winter - already doing
earthworks planning
to at least slow and pool some of that, but adding to it with gray water seems less than intelligent.
Feels like that leaves storage tanks or... or... ehm... no brilliant ideas are popping into my head that won't require
some kind of pumping - the house is near the lower end of the slope of this property - so the majority of it is uphill.
